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March 28, 2006

Please Note that Sunday marks the start of Daylight Savings.  Don’t forget to turn your clocks forward 1 hour before you go to sleep on Saturday. 

Pacific Zone Youth Team Tryouts:  Tryouts for the Pacific Zone Youth Team will take place this Sunday, 4/2/2006, at Valley Christian High School, and will run between the hours of 11:30 am-6:00 pm.  The tryout is for athletes born in 1989 and 1990, and is the first step in the National Youth Team selection process.  Zone Youth Tryouts will also be held on Saturday April 29 from 11:00 am-5:00 pm.  Athletes are only required to attend one of the tryout sessions in order to be considered for the zone team, but it is strongly recommended that any athlete interested in making the team attend both tryouts.   We encourage all athletes who have a remote interest in making this team to attend the tryouts as they can be used as a great way to gauge an individual’s personal development compared to other athletes in your age group throughout the zone. 

We will email and post information on Pacific Cadet (athletes born in 1991 and 1992) and Pacific Development (athletes born in 1993 and 1994) tryouts as soon as it becomes available.

Further information on Pacific Youth Team Tryouts, including informational flier and registration forms click here (pdf).

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March 23, 2006

Friday’s High School Practice 3/24:  All High School athletes should meet at Kissick Auditorium at 6:15 for this Friday’s practice.  Kissick is located inside the Arrillaga Family Sports Center.  Please enter through the doors facing Maples Pavillion.

Intra-Squad Scrimmages This Sunday:  Our second round of intra-squad scrimmages will take place this Sunday at Stanford.  Please note that athletes will be conditioning/shooting when their team is not playing in a scrimmage.  All athletes should be at the pool no later than 30 minutes prior to their first scrimmage or conditioning/shooting session.  Team rosters, scrimmage times, and conditioning/shooting schedules are listed below.

Age Groupers To Play In Spring Zone League:  All Age Group athletes will participate in the Pacific Zone Spring League.  Games will be played on April 2, April 9, and April 23 and will be located throughout the Bay Area.  All teams will have the opportunity to play 2-3 games a day against other club teams in our zone.  We anticipate having rosters and schedules posted on our web site by early next week.

Final Beginner Clinic This Sunday:  The last of our March Beginner Clinics will take place this Sunday, March 26^th, at Freemont Hills Country Club in Los Altos.  The clinic will run from 2:00-4:00 pm.  In addition, we are continuing to accept registration for our upcoming Spring Beginners League.  We encourage all our club families to spread the word and help us get new athletes out to our last clinic as well as the upcoming Beginner session. 

Team Shop Orders:  Team Shop orders are ready for pick-up!  The only items that have not arrived yet are the Turbo Suits.  If you ordered other items, please ask Coach Barnea for your order either before or after practice.  The Turbo suits should be here the first week of April.  We will let you know when they arrive.

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March 14, 2006

Beginner Clinic Added:  We have added one more Beginner Clinic, which is scheduled for this Saturday, March 18, 2006.  The clinic will be held at Los Altos High School from 3-5 pm.  The complete list of clinics can be found on our web site by scroll down on this web page.   Over 30 athletes under the age of 12 have made it out for our first 3 clinics!  We thank all Club families for spreading the word about our remaining Beginner Clinic dates.   

Intra-Squad Games Recap:  The entire coaching staff would like to congratulate all those who participated in this past Sunday’s intra-squad games.  We were very pleased with the enthusiasm and competitive spirit that was displayed on all levels.  We encourage all of our athletes to come prepared to compete at their best and to make the most of their time in the water during these game days.  We are looking forward to our next weekend of games, Sunday, March 26, 2006. 

Premier League Tournament A Great Success:  The second weekend of Division I Premier League competition wrapped up this weekend in Moraga, CA.  This was the first of two weekends that the very best water polo players in the country will compete in Northern California for a chance to play in the prestigious Premier League Championships that will take place later this spring.  We would like to congratulate our Club athletes, namely Tim Norton, Miguel Martin de Bustamante, and Marko Pance for making the Pacific Zone National Teams and playing in this weekend’s tournament!  Stay tuned for upcoming information on our Premier League Weekend when the competition returns to Moraga April 7-9, 2006. 

Team Shop Orders:  If you placed an order through our online Team Shop and have not sent in the confirmation page and payment, please mail it  as soon as possible to the address shown on the confirmation page.  This way we can process and confirm all orders and have your orders ready for you in a timely manner.  Thank you.  If you have a question about your order, please contact Dawn at www.stanfordwaterpoloclub@yahoo.com

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March 8, 2006

Intra-Squad Scrimmages This Sunday: Below you will find rosters and game times for this weekends Intra-Squad Scrimmages. Due to limited pool space at Stanford, we will not be able to start the competitions until 1 pm. Athletes, please be at the pool no later than 30 minutes prior to the start of your game for warm up. If you do not see your name listed please email Coach Barnea at jbarnea@gmail.com.

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March 7, 2006

18&U and 16&U Athletes Return from Florida with Bronze:  February 17-19, 2006.  Two select groups of athletes were chosen to represent Stanford Water Polo Club at the 4^th Annual South Florida International Tournament held in Fort Lauderdale, FL.  The tournament provided our athletes with a great opportunity to compete against some high level international competition, as well as some very talented teams from across the United States.  Both of our teams, 18&U and 16&U, competed in the tournament’s 19&U division where they got to square off against teams from Puerto Rico, Israel, and Hungary.  Both teams competed at a very high level, with the 18&U team bringing home the third place trophy by soundly defeating a Florida Coast team in the 3^rd place game. “We were able to play some great games and build some good team chemistry,” said Coach Barnea.   “I was very proud of the way that both teams competed at this tournament.”

14&U Athletes Return from Los Alamitos Winterfest:  February 10-12, 2006.  A select group of 14&U athletes returned from the Los Alamitos Winterfest Tournament, having gained some great playing experience against some of the top 14&U teams in the country.  Coming home with a 6th place finish, the Stanford athletes were able to get a good taste of what their competition will shape up like as they prepare to head down to San Diego for the County Cup at the end of our Spring Session.  Coach Schubert stated, "All these guys played their hearts out in every game.  Not a moment went by where we did not continue to improve and grow stronger as a team."  We are very proud of our athletes that competed at this tournament.  They did a great job of representing themselves and the Stanford Water Polo Club.

Spring Session Off To A Great Start:  Our Spring Session began last week and is off to a great start.  The entire staff is very pleased with the amount of enthusiasm that our athletes have brought to the pool deck.  We have had a great turnout at our Beginners Clinics and are looking forward to the remainder of these March Micro Clinics.  If you know anyone who may have young athletes interested in our clinics, information on remaining dates and locations can be found below.

Intra-squad Scrimmages Get Underway This Sunday:  Our intra-squad scrimmages will be getting underway this Sunday, 3/12.  Rosters and game times will be posted by Wednesday, 3/8.

Division I Premiere League Comes To The East Bay This Weekend: The top male water polo athletes in the country will continue for a second weekend of intense competition in Round II of the 7th Annual Premier League (Division I) on March 10-12 in Moraga, Calif.  The Premier League tournament series features teams made up of the top high school, collegiate, post-collegiate, National Team and former National Team players competing in a three-month tournament series.  We encourage all athletes to try to get over to Campolindo High School to watch some of these great games.  Schedules can be found on the USA Water Polo website www.usawaterpolo.com

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February 27, 2006

Spring Session Practice Groups are posted! Please Click on the "Practice Groups and Schedule" link to the left.

Beginner Clinics get underway this Saturday!

These clinics are designed to introduce the sport of water polo to boys and girls ages 6 and up.  We ask all of our club families to help spread the word about our Beginner Clinics! Registration for these clinics will take place at the venue on the day of each clinic.  (There will be no pre-registration.) 

Micro Clinics Flier: Stanford Club Members - click on the link, print out some fliers, and pass them along to your friends!

Click here to download the registration form.

Beginner Clinics

Date	Time	Location
Saturday, March 4th	2: 15 - 4: 15* pm	Stanford University
Sunday, March 5th*	2:00 - 4:00 pm	Fremont Hills Country Club
Saturday, Mar 11th*	12:00 noon - 2:00* pm	Sacred Heart Prep
Saturday, Mar 18th*	3:00 pm - 5:00 pm	Los Altos High School
Sunday, March 26th	2:00 - 4:00 pm	Fremont Hills Country Club

(*Please note the change in schedule.)

Beginners' Micro Spring League Game Schedule
All League Games will be played at Fremont Hills Country Club.

DATE	TIME
Saturday, April 22	9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Saturday, April 29	9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Saturday, May 6	9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Saturday, May13	9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Saturday, May 20	9:00 - 11:00 a.m.

(updated 4/3/06)

2006 SPRING SESSION PRACTICE SCHEDULE